All I wanted to do was read, read and read some more. I’d heard about evil men who liked to do awful things to little children. Then I froze as the grandmotherly prayers ended with, “I’ll have to tell your mother about this.”She told you all right. You didn’t hit me in the face. Becoming a mother myself has made me realise how cowardly it is to hit a child.

Source: The Guardian December 03, 2016 06:22 UTC